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that woman is, in fact, rupert murdoch's wife wendy. now, i am not a big proponent of the four decade marriage age gap. but... (laughter). ... if ever there was a situation where it would pay dividends... (laughter). ... it would be an ambush like that. of course, the attack occurred after a period of the testimony where murdoch may have appeared somewhat vulnerable. (laughter) what of it? crikey, is it over? do we own parliament yet? (laughter) all in all, it's a story tailor made for the 24 hour news culture. big personality, scandal, bribery, hacking, celebrity, death. but one network has been reticent to dumpster dive into any aspect of the story other than their here is disappointment at some of their competitor's behavior. >> we have serious problems in this country right now. we are teetering on default and what do they do? they talk about this. >> virtually every tabloid is guilty of some kind of offense. >> why are so many people piling on? we know it's a hacking scandal. shouldn't we get beyond it? >> the left has been out to
that woman is, in fact, rupert murdoch's wife wendy. now, i am not a big proponent of the four decade marriage age gap. but... (laughter). ... if ever there was a situation where it would pay dividends... (laughter). ... it would be an ambush like that. of course, the attack occurred after a period of the testimony where murdoch may have appeared somewhat vulnerable. (laughter) what of it? crikey, is it over? do we own parliament yet? (laughter) all in all, it's a story tailor made for the 24...
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what has rupert murdoch lost? >> this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire and% of the business which has extraordinarily good prospects, which has a growth trajectory which is well understood. it would have a substantial increase by an order of magnitude of a 20% increase. >> mr. murdoch is much bigger in the u.s.. the concern for him is that u.s. senators are now on his case following allegations that 9/11 victims and their phones were hacked. >> if that is true and if there was any access to any of the victims records, it would be the most evasive and perverse use of a victim's information in the final moments of their lives, a tremendous invasion for the families as well. >> 1989, the dawn of television's new age. >> mr. murdoch would see himself as the founder of bskyb. to be told by politicians that he should not press ahead in its sent to own all the company and to do as they insisted, this is a set back as many -- as any. "to have reaction from australia where rupert murdoch started his media emp
what has rupert murdoch lost? >> this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire and% of the business which has extraordinarily good prospects, which has a growth trajectory which is well understood. it would have a substantial increase by an order of magnitude of a 20% increase. >> mr. murdoch is much bigger in the u.s.. the concern for him is that u.s. senators are now on his case following allegations that 9/11 victims and their phones were hacked. >> if that is true...
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james murdoch stands by his testimony to the select committee. where does this go from here? how serious could this be? >> well, we have a direct contradiction. what's interesting is one of the contradictors was the long-time lawyer, british lawyer for "news of the world," defended the company in court. he has indicated over the last couple of weeks that he's not going to be the fall guy in this and i think we're seeing the first indications of that right here. you know, is he the john dean in this story who's going to blow the whistle directly on corporate chiefs? that's the question here. so this is a significant development, no question about it. >> and the other significant development potentially that people have been waiting for is whether or not there are -- there's any substance to allegations that there was a news corp. phone hacking here in the u.s. you've been looking into this. what can you tell us? >> right. new developments on that front on a couple of levels. we reported last night that the justice department has expressed interest in a 2004 case in which news
james murdoch stands by his testimony to the select committee. where does this go from here? how serious could this be? >> well, we have a direct contradiction. what's interesting is one of the contradictors was the long-time lawyer, british lawyer for "news of the world," defended the company in court. he has indicated over the last couple of weeks that he's not going to be the fall guy in this and i think we're seeing the first indications of that right here. you know, is he...
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breaking news at this hour from london, itn sources confirm that rebekah brooks, the former ceo of rupert murdoch's corporation in britain, has been arrested in the hacking scandal. brooks resigned last week. she was formerly the editor of the now-defunct "news of the world" newspaper. brooks is the tenth person arrested by british police in their investigation of phone hacking by newspapers and allegations of police bribery. >>> california senator barbara boxer was the target of alleged death threats. the threatening messages were left on voicemail, and police say they were able to track them back to a 47-year-old suspect who lived north of san francisco. he was arrested and faces arraignment on tuesday. >>> they touted it as a traffic nightmare from out of a disaster film, all because of a construction project near interstate 405 in southern california. but despite fears of a so-called carmageddon, drivers seem to have been spared that drama. officials credit warnings on social media sites like twitter with helping keeping -- helping to keep people off the roads. the 405 is expected to reopen bet
breaking news at this hour from london, itn sources confirm that rebekah brooks, the former ceo of rupert murdoch's corporation in britain, has been arrested in the hacking scandal. brooks resigned last week. she was formerly the editor of the now-defunct "news of the world" newspaper. brooks is the tenth person arrested by british police in their investigation of phone hacking by newspapers and allegations of police bribery. >>> california senator barbara boxer was the...
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rupert murdoch's news corp. has dropped their bid for bskyb. >> they clearly need to do with the problems that news international. >> 21 people were killed in a financial capital. the fighting continues to rage in libya. colonel gaddafi's forces and the rebels are still in a tug of war. the last few days have brought an incredible reversal of fortune for rupert murdoch's media empire and today can get another blow. bowling to public and political pressure, news corp. withdrew their bid for bskyb. this is in the wake of the hacking scandal. for more on how the deal went, here is the bbc's business editor. >> rupert murdoch, the great news mobile is in the news for what he would see as the wrong reasons. the great humiliations' of his career, the abandonment of his desire to get all of british news broadcasting. "we believe that the acquisition would benefit both companies it has become clear that it is too difficult to progress in this climate." this was the appalling climate for mr. murdoch. >> when such a serio
rupert murdoch's news corp. has dropped their bid for bskyb. >> they clearly need to do with the problems that news international. >> 21 people were killed in a financial capital. the fighting continues to rage in libya. colonel gaddafi's forces and the rebels are still in a tug of war. the last few days have brought an incredible reversal of fortune for rupert murdoch's media empire and today can get another blow. bowling to public and political pressure, news corp. withdrew their...
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rupert murdoch loses slips hands on both sides of the atlantic the screws tied now in a media empire build on peddling sleaze and targeting victims. maybe as bank balance of power shifts as the u.s. joins others in recognizing revel authority and allows them absence to put up these caps. is a.t.m. in the russian capital you're watching r t with the arena joshie welcome to the program eight out of ninety european banks just failed stress test on whether they can withstand another financial crisis we're in italy which hopes that result might help with fend off its spiraling debt costs along with a seventy billion euro cuts which parliament passed on friday but as r.t. sara first reports there's only so much that can be done before the people take power into their own hands. as the clouds gather binns bag battle continues dark times could now lie ahead. while everybody. is afraid for the future if you think countries like italy looking on increasingly unstable ground cammy you're a right out this financial still this is really something quite frightening if indeed it really really goes
rupert murdoch loses slips hands on both sides of the atlantic the screws tied now in a media empire build on peddling sleaze and targeting victims. maybe as bank balance of power shifts as the u.s. joins others in recognizing revel authority and allows them absence to put up these caps. is a.t.m. in the russian capital you're watching r t with the arena joshie welcome to the program eight out of ninety european banks just failed stress test on whether they can withstand another financial...
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big apple pad protesters demanded an investigation into his publications at home we know what murdoch does in england because he was caught and we want congress to investigate what he's doing here in the united states we don't know if newspapers are backing other people in this country yet but i see no reason to put it past them so how far from potential public embarrassment do american newspapers stand but the ones that are owned by rupert murdoch without question the new york post. is one of the most hideous deceitful. tools of the criminals that there could be when it comes to getting scandal sold in the us counting on the readers short attention span is a common publishing trick jennifer aniston brad pitt have gotten together about forty two times so far this year and i haven't seen import a graph together since two thousand and six they're able to keep selling and repackaging the same story that isn't even a story no publication would admit to paying for in from a. but that's also often a technicality what a lot of mainstream news publications can get away with doing is even thou
big apple pad protesters demanded an investigation into his publications at home we know what murdoch does in england because he was caught and we want congress to investigate what he's doing here in the united states we don't know if newspapers are backing other people in this country yet but i see no reason to put it past them so how far from potential public embarrassment do american newspapers stand but the ones that are owned by rupert murdoch without question the new york post. is one of...
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media mogul rupert murdoch seems to have come through the u.k. parliament to hearings on the phone hacking scandal relatively unscathed but he now faces legal challenges in the u.s. with a frenzy over his employees on ethical behavior is taking at different ten many americans say the embattled media empire has done nothing more than reflect national attitudes the no longer people's privacy can have that story. as the scandal over phone hacking by the murdoch's media empire rages on public and political fury has mainly focused on ruthless tabloids out of control prepared to invade people's private lives and even the dad to get the story but some say in this day and age the whole concept of privacy is falling apart and in the u.s. more rapidly than elsewhere every time you tap on your cell or click on google or use your mail service everybody's sort of just clicks through that you agree to our terms and conditions well those terms and conditions are very very heavily weighted against you and your privacy interests we see you breaches of privacy hav
media mogul rupert murdoch seems to have come through the u.k. parliament to hearings on the phone hacking scandal relatively unscathed but he now faces legal challenges in the u.s. with a frenzy over his employees on ethical behavior is taking at different ten many americans say the embattled media empire has done nothing more than reflect national attitudes the no longer people's privacy can have that story. as the scandal over phone hacking by the murdoch's media empire rages on public and...
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. >>> another rupert murdoch newspaper is stirring controversy. outrage really over an editorial cartoon that is being called shameless and offensive. we are following the story from london. monita? >> shameless, offensive, disgusting are some of the words being used to describe this cartoon which we are going to show you. it's basically depicting starving people in somalia with the caption, "we have had a belly full of phone hacking." this is in the "times of london" newspaper owned by rupert murdoch's news corp. it could be depicting the irony of the attention paid on the phone-hacking scandal which millions of people are starving in somalia and horn of africa. 4 million people are starving yet the headlines have been on rupert murdoch and his family over the phone-hacking scandal. again, there has been so much criticism and reaction to this cartoon which had the title priorities on it. some of the tweets that have been coming in. emma keller who is married to "the new york times" executive editor brian keller tweed anyone else wondering if this
. >>> another rupert murdoch newspaper is stirring controversy. outrage really over an editorial cartoon that is being called shameless and offensive. we are following the story from london. monita? >> shameless, offensive, disgusting are some of the words being used to describe this cartoon which we are going to show you. it's basically depicting starving people in somalia with the caption, "we have had a belly full of phone hacking." this is in the "times of...
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rupert murdoch's media empire has announced it's to withdraw its bid to buy outright control of the u.k.'s biggest satellite broadcaster b. sky b. it's the latest twist to the phone hacking crisis the single for the company as the scandal goes global across the atlantic it's claimed that journalists try to bribe new york police officers for access to the voicemail of nine eleven victims u.s. senators are also now calling for their own investigation into news call british prime minister david cameron has also demanded a probe into the nine eleven claims paul lashmar our here is an investigative reporter and head of journalism a bernal university in the u.k. told me earlier that the story's gone beyond the united kingdom and well beyond just hacking into voice mail. the events that we've seen over the last couple weeks strawberry what was the u.k. story is now that can tell you should know spread through news international of the u.k. right out now into united states and australia is quite a big threat to david cameron because it's the first time we've. scene his judgment quite clearly br
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nor brooks nor the murdoch empire. lynn, back to you. >> jim maceda in london for us. jim, thanks so much. >>> well, back here at home on capitol hill the back and forth battle over the nation's budget crisis will reach the house floor today when republicans vote on a plan calling for steep spending cuts in return for raising the debt ceiling. well, democrats say the measure will never pass the senate, and president obama has vowed to veto the bill. still, the president is saying he is seeing progress. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. republicans are calling this bill cut, cap and balance. essentially they want to cut the deficit, cap what the federal government is spending and then move toward a balanced budget amendment. an amendment to the constitution. democrats say those cuts hurt too heavily medicare and social security. it is expected to pass the house, not expected to pass the senate. will not get the president's signature. so that, de
nor brooks nor the murdoch empire. lynn, back to you. >> jim maceda in london for us. jim, thanks so much. >>> well, back here at home on capitol hill the back and forth battle over the nation's budget crisis will reach the house floor today when republicans vote on a plan calling for steep spending cuts in return for raising the debt ceiling. well, democrats say the measure will never pass the senate, and president obama has vowed to veto the bill. still, the president is saying...
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murdoch, do you accept that ultimately you are responsible for this whole fiasco? >> no. >> you are not responsible? >> no. >> who is responsible? >> the people that i trusted to run it and then maybe the people they trusted. >> does he not sit at the table where the buck stops? >> absolutely he does. and you have to realize, we're only at the third or fourth inning of this whole scandal. if he didn't tell the truth yesterday, that's going to affect him and his leadership at the company and affect the company as a whole. and also, the police are still investigating, parliament is still investigating. there's a lot more we're going to learn about what happens. >> michael, richard, thank you very much. there will be more on this story no doubt. appreciate both of your time. >>> you probably heard that the money-losing u.s. post office is trying to stop mail delivery on saturdays but now the postmaster general is predicting that rising costs and less mail may force the post office to cut back mail delivery to three days a week. however, he adds that would not be for a
murdoch, do you accept that ultimately you are responsible for this whole fiasco? >> no. >> you are not responsible? >> no. >> who is responsible? >> the people that i trusted to run it and then maybe the people they trusted. >> does he not sit at the table where the buck stops? >> absolutely he does. and you have to realize, we're only at the third or fourth inning of this whole scandal. if he didn't tell the truth yesterday, that's going to affect him...
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and took a pie slammed into murdoch's face only to have murdoch's wife thwart the attempt. don't mess with murdoch's 43-year-old chinese born wife. what should have been an analysis of the moguls han been obscured of the coverage of mrs. murdoch. what do we know of the pie-thrower? his name is johnny marbles. johnny marbles? i may have lost mine. but come on, this comedian's name whose real name was maybe els, was able to get within inches of murdoch? let me let know know that murdoch once set up formula 1
and took a pie slammed into murdoch's face only to have murdoch's wife thwart the attempt. don't mess with murdoch's 43-year-old chinese born wife. what should have been an analysis of the moguls han been obscured of the coverage of mrs. murdoch. what do we know of the pie-thrower? his name is johnny marbles. johnny marbles? i may have lost mine. but come on, this comedian's name whose real name was maybe els, was able to get within inches of murdoch? let me let know know that murdoch once set...
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will it bring the rupert murdoch empire down here in the u.s.? today we got part of the answer to that question when the scandal took out the publisher of the wall street journal. les hinton, for 12 years, les hinton was the chairman of news international, publishes "news of the world," the sun, and the sunday times. that means les hinton was in charge when "news of the world" allegedly hacked into 13-year-old milly dowler's cell phone, deleting voice mails and giving her family false hope she was alive. les hinton was in charge in 2005 when the "news of the world" apparently tried to hack the phones of the families of the 7/7 london transit bombings, les hinton was in charge when they hacked banking, legal files, and tax affairs. hinton was in charged when "news of the world" was charged of hacking into the phones of 9/11 victims, and until today les hinton was in charge of the wall street journal. he has, today, resigned. he feels it is proper to resign from news corp. the phone hacking scandal first broke five years ago when a private investig
will it bring the rupert murdoch empire down here in the u.s.? today we got part of the answer to that question when the scandal took out the publisher of the wall street journal. les hinton, for 12 years, les hinton was the chairman of news international, publishes "news of the world," the sun, and the sunday times. that means les hinton was in charge when "news of the world" allegedly hacked into 13-year-old milly dowler's cell phone, deleting voice mails and giving her...
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rupert murdoch did not like david cameron. i've spent lots of time with murdoch mumbling about cameron, what a slickster he is. he liked gordon brown. rebekah brooks, however, likes david cameron, and she set out to convince rupert he ought to go with cameron. and one of the things here, she went to cameron and said you hire our guy, andy coulson. if you do that, i can help bring rupert around, and she succeeded. >> and he hired the prime minister, the candidate of prime minister, hired her, hired coulson, then ended up getting what, the respect or what? how would you describe how rupert responded to that deal? >> actually, rupert responded grudgingly. he still doesn't like david cameron, he liked gordon brown, but rebekah and his son james wanted this, this was their show, he was trying to be hands off, and plus he got a man in number 10 downing street, and that was a victory. >> tomorrow, you have the high case, this case is going before a parliamentary committee. you're going to have rupert murdoch, his son, james, stephani
rupert murdoch did not like david cameron. i've spent lots of time with murdoch mumbling about cameron, what a slickster he is. he liked gordon brown. rebekah brooks, however, likes david cameron, and she set out to convince rupert he ought to go with cameron. and one of the things here, she went to cameron and said you hire our guy, andy coulson. if you do that, i can help bring rupert around, and she succeeded. >> and he hired the prime minister, the candidate of prime minister, hired...
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they posted claims that rupert murdoch had been found dead. it has emerged that officials in the american state department and the libyan government held a meeting in tunisia. americans say they delivered a certain message that colonel gaddafi must step down. more details about the meeting. >> from the american side, the u.s. ambassador to libya until this crisis blew up in february, together with a senior state department official from the region -- they were the representatives of the united states. we do not know who was at the meeting from the libyan side. we do not know who called the meeting. we do have a rundown from state department officials in washington. they say a clear, firm, and unambiguous message was delivered to the libyans from the americans. that message, they say, was that the only way forward in libya, the only way out of the libyan situation, was for colonel gaddafi to step down. that is the message to the americans took. >> that is the washington side of things. do you have any implications of how libya is seeing this? >
they posted claims that rupert murdoch had been found dead. it has emerged that officials in the american state department and the libyan government held a meeting in tunisia. americans say they delivered a certain message that colonel gaddafi must step down. more details about the meeting. >> from the american side, the u.s. ambassador to libya until this crisis blew up in february, together with a senior state department official from the region -- they were the representatives of the...
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the murdochs aren't the only ones in the cross fire. the fiasco on fleet street. >>> and he was little darth vader in the super bowl ad. he's also on his third pacemaker and his eighth operation. a kid with a bum ticker who's all heart. >>> then millions are starving, but the tragedy goes beyond africa as food becomes as precious as oil, one man warns hunger could spark the next world war. >> this is the kind of night you get into the news business for. i'm telling you so, so much is going on, and are you ready for some football? >>> after several months of an nfl lockout, there may be a new deal just in time to save the season. we've just heard about it this evening. we will have all the details on that later on in the broadcast. first let's get back to our top story. washington's all-consuming debt ceiling debate. kate bolduan is following the reports. we've been going through this for days and days. we hear there is a deal, and then we find out there is not. is there anything vaguely definite at this point? >> reporter: we definitely
the murdochs aren't the only ones in the cross fire. the fiasco on fleet street. >>> and he was little darth vader in the super bowl ad. he's also on his third pacemaker and his eighth operation. a kid with a bum ticker who's all heart. >>> then millions are starving, but the tragedy goes beyond africa as food becomes as precious as oil, one man warns hunger could spark the next world war. >> this is the kind of night you get into the news business for. i'm telling you...
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the star of the show, media titan rupert murdoch. as investors around the world hanging on his every word and gesture. he is used to giving orders and not answering questions especially from politicians who until recently held him in either awe or terror. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: by his side, his son james, the senior executive in the murdoch family empire. >> the company has admitted liability to victims of illegal voice mail interceptions, has apologized unreservedly, which i repeat today, to those victims, and the company also set up a compensation scheme independently managed by a former high court judge. >> reporter: he is known to have authorized payments to phone hacking victims on conditions that they keep quiet. after the murdochs, their former british ceo rebekah brooks will face the committee. brooks, as editor of "news of the world" newspaper when the hacking was taking place was a hands-on manager. >> rebekah brooks knows the answers to all of these questions. she knows who knew what about
the star of the show, media titan rupert murdoch. as investors around the world hanging on his every word and gesture. he is used to giving orders and not answering questions especially from politicians who until recently held him in either awe or terror. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: by his side, his son james, the senior executive in the murdoch family empire. >> the company has admitted liability to victims of illegal voice mail interceptions, has...
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it was the latest fallout from the firestorm of allegations that murdoch tabloids hacked into phones of celebrities, royals and even murder victims. we have a report from gary gibbon of independent television news. >> reporter: for decades, he's loomed over british politics. feted by politicians, rarely denied his wishes. but today, parliament rose up as one, all three main parties united, telling rupert murdoch he could not expand his media ownership here, right now. and he buckled. in a statement on their takeover plans, news corp said thait was too difficult to progress in this climate, but that news corp reserves the right to make an offer at a later date. >> i think this is the right decision, i've been saying that this company clearly needs to sort out the problems there are at news international, at the "news of the world." that must be the priority, not takeovers, so the right >> reporter: it's a huge blow for james murdoch, third in command at his father's company. buying b-sky-b was one of news corp's biggest projects long planned and potentially very lucrative. >> it feels
it was the latest fallout from the firestorm of allegations that murdoch tabloids hacked into phones of celebrities, royals and even murder victims. we have a report from gary gibbon of independent television news. >> reporter: for decades, he's loomed over british politics. feted by politicians, rarely denied his wishes. but today, parliament rose up as one, all three main parties united, telling rupert murdoch he could not expand his media ownership here, right now. and he buckled. in a...
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on sunday they arrested rebekah brooks, i high-level trusted executive of rupert murdoch. her lawyer today said that this arrest took her by surprise, that she is not -- that she says she is not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing and that they held her for nine hours yesterday without presenting her with formal allegations or with actual evidence of any wrongdoing. richard. >> all right, thank you, stephanie. nbc's stephanie gosk with the latest on that. news corp published two full-page ads in the british press this weekend, including an apology from rupert murdoch. here's part of the second ad. saying, quote, apologizing for our mistakes and fixing them are only first steps. it may take some time for us to rebuild trust, end quote. let's bring in nbc news national investigative correspondent, michael isikoff. michael, good morning to you. how big of a threat is this in the news of news corp and this scandal? >> it's clearly becoming a bigger and bigger threat. what most people don't realize is that news corp is a huge u.s. media company that owns everything from 20th cent
on sunday they arrested rebekah brooks, i high-level trusted executive of rupert murdoch. her lawyer today said that this arrest took her by surprise, that she is not -- that she says she is not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing and that they held her for nine hours yesterday without presenting her with formal allegations or with actual evidence of any wrongdoing. richard. >> all right, thank you, stephanie. nbc's stephanie gosk with the latest on that. news corp published two full-page...
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now the attention is all on the pie and smeand especially by murdoch's wife. thanks for being with us. more politics are ahead with al sharpton. >> grand bargain or grand illusion? tonight, washington may be getting closer to a deal on the deficit. but is it a deal worth having? let's make sure it has shared sacrifice. >>> and congressman under fire for his attack, he says he's not sorry. >>> plus, there's more to the story. the more impact migraine headaches may have had on michele bachmann's job performance. >>> and rush limbaugh, hot air. hits a new high. his latest attack on big government is our con job of the day. >>> welcome to the show, i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, are we closer to a deal or disaster? president obama and house speaker john boehner may be nearing a deal for a new grand bargain on debt limit. the president is meeting with democrats right now at the white house. presumably to talk about the deal. but any agreement would have to get past the tea party republicans in the house. and democrats say, they have a problem. >> the loudest shri
now the attention is all on the pie and smeand especially by murdoch's wife. thanks for being with us. more politics are ahead with al sharpton. >> grand bargain or grand illusion? tonight, washington may be getting closer to a deal on the deficit. but is it a deal worth having? let's make sure it has shared sacrifice. >>> and congressman under fire for his attack, he says he's not sorry. >>> plus, there's more to the story. the more impact migraine headaches may have...
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just when you thought it couldn't get worse for the murdochs, we learn that james murdoch may have been less than truthful when he told parliament he was not aware of how extensive the phone hack was until recently. now the u.s. justice department is investigating. also to paraphrase bob dylan you don't need a weather man to know it's hot out there. so hot, we're going to ask is overpopulation partly responsible for global warming? and caddy sacked. few people closer than a golfer and his caddy, tiger woods' firing of his caddy of 13 years is beginning to look like an ugly divorce. the caddy has said five words that must terrify tiger and thrill his critics. those words, when i write my book. >>> finally, let me finish with the end of your neighborhood and mine. >>> we start with senator ben harden today. you were with the president in your state today. tell us the latest on the deal. >> it's good to be with you. we've got to pass the debt ceiling by august 2nd. really it's the republicans in the house that are holding this up. the president's trying to come together with an agreement.
just when you thought it couldn't get worse for the murdochs, we learn that james murdoch may have been less than truthful when he told parliament he was not aware of how extensive the phone hack was until recently. now the u.s. justice department is investigating. also to paraphrase bob dylan you don't need a weather man to know it's hot out there. so hot, we're going to ask is overpopulation partly responsible for global warming? and caddy sacked. few people closer than a golfer and his...
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urging them to investigate murdoch's news corporation in the us in washington we have dave south than i he is communications director for free press and in london we cross a toby young he's a journalist and author of how to lose friends and alienate people all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want kevin if i can go to you first because of your open letter here i took a look at some of the what the laws and by laws of the f.c.c. and they basically their job is to make sure how the airwaves are used and they have to ensure that they're used by people of quote good character who serve the public interest and speak with candor so as murdoch's television empire at least have any place in the united states today in light of what we've heard coming out of the u.k. . well we're here you know the u.k. and also we're hearing some tidbits united states of phone hacking where you know the u.k. would make murdoch and his news corp of violator of the foreign corrupt practices act which has criminal and civil penalties and basically doesn't allow u.s.
urging them to investigate murdoch's news corporation in the us in washington we have dave south than i he is communications director for free press and in london we cross a toby young he's a journalist and author of how to lose friends and alienate people all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want kevin if i can go to you first because of your open letter here i took a look at some of the what the laws and by laws of the f.c.c. and they basically...
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"the telegraph" specifically reads, mps were mislid by james murdoch, while "the guardian" reports murdoch lies to mps. the accusers say james murdoch lied when telling parliament that he did not have knowledge of the hacked phone transcripts before ordering a large payout to the reporter who obtained the records. murdoch says he stands behind the testimony. this story doesn't end just yet. >>> still ahead on "way too early" this morning, after getting a pink slip, tiger woods' caddie, you know the guy, he's now speaking out. he is not happy and he says he's, quote, lost respect for his former boss. plus, breakout the kiddie pools, triple-digit temperatures are here to stay. it feels like a hair dryer is on right now. your blistering forecast with bill karins when "way too early" comes back. 85 degrees right now in new york city. >>> milwaukee police were led to an apartment in this building after they were flagged down by a handcuffed man who imklaed he'd been attacked. what they discovered was almost unspeakable. [ female announcer ] ever wish vegetables didn't taste so vegetably? well,
"the telegraph" specifically reads, mps were mislid by james murdoch, while "the guardian" reports murdoch lies to mps. the accusers say james murdoch lied when telling parliament that he did not have knowledge of the hacked phone transcripts before ordering a large payout to the reporter who obtained the records. murdoch says he stands behind the testimony. this story doesn't end just yet. >>> still ahead on "way too early" this morning, after getting a...
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it was just a week ago murdoch flew to london and stood by her side, all smiles. brooks had a rise at the krngs becoming editor of "news of the world" when she was only 32. neil sean worked for another murdoch paper "the sun" and now an nbc analyst. >> she rose to the top through sheer ambition, fantastic networking and an ability to do the job. >> reporter: in 2002 with brooks at the paper's helm that "news of the world" reports allegedly hacked the phone of murdered teenager, milly dowler. brooks denied any phone hacking and apologized. she has rubbed elbows with the rich and famous and the powerful. she has had close personal relationships with the three most recent prime ministers. as recently as last december, david cameron met twice with brooks in visits his office describes as social. cameron has come under fire for his connections to murdoch's news international. his former spokesperson, andy cowl so coulson was arrested last week. cameron says the relationship between media and politicians has become, in his words, cozy and comfortable. the head of the op
it was just a week ago murdoch flew to london and stood by her side, all smiles. brooks had a rise at the krngs becoming editor of "news of the world" when she was only 32. neil sean worked for another murdoch paper "the sun" and now an nbc analyst. >> she rose to the top through sheer ambition, fantastic networking and an ability to do the job. >> reporter: in 2002 with brooks at the paper's helm that "news of the world" reports allegedly hacked the...
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murdoch senior and jr. but didn't want it to be painful in anything other than the content that they putting it to him. they didn't want that to happen. >> here's rupert murdoch's response who was to blame with the problems at "news of the world." >> mr. murdoch, have you considered resigning? >> no. >> why not? >> because i feel that people are i trusted, i'm not saying who. i don't know what level, but they let me down and i think they behaved dreadfully in the trade for the company and for me and it's for them to pay. i think that, frankly, i'm the best person to run this company. >> well, let me ask robert about this. is that going to work? is that going to be part of his confessional tour if he doesn't confess? seems like a classic apology without a confession. >> yeah. i think this whole defense is pretty problematic. all very well, something of murdoch's stature saying he just didn't know what goes on "the news of the world" was doing, and he represents 1% of his global business, but it raises questi
murdoch senior and jr. but didn't want it to be painful in anything other than the content that they putting it to him. they didn't want that to happen. >> here's rupert murdoch's response who was to blame with the problems at "news of the world." >> mr. murdoch, have you considered resigning? >> no. >> why not? >> because i feel that people are i trusted, i'm not saying who. i don't know what level, but they let me down and i think they behaved...
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rupert murdoch and james murdoch will be up in front of an important committee in the house of commons this week. we'll to see what answers they provide. >> it's getting larger and larger for us. >>> president obama appealing to the american people to within support for his plan to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the debt. the president wanting to urge congress to make a deal. with the deadline approaching republicans are focused on back up plans. joining me from washington is neil irwin a reporter for "the washington post" who wrote an article on friday called "five truths about the debt." let's do a pop quiz on these issues. fact or fiction. first off the nag debt is about the government spend go to much. fact or fiction? >> fiction in the sense that there's a real debate to be had in this country whether the government spend too much or not enough tore right amount. that's separate from what the deficit should be and debt should be. you could have a large government that has a balanced budget and comes into a balanced fiscal situation pretty quickly. you can have a small governmen
rupert murdoch and james murdoch will be up in front of an important committee in the house of commons this week. we'll to see what answers they provide. >> it's getting larger and larger for us. >>> president obama appealing to the american people to within support for his plan to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the debt. the president wanting to urge congress to make a deal. with the deadline approaching republicans are focused on back up plans. joining me from washington is...
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rupert murdoch alongside his son james murdoch and the chief executive of news international here in the u.k. will appear before parliamentary select committee at 2:30 u.k. time. you have been watching news on the bbc. thanks for watching. ♪ ♪ >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los presented by kcet los angeles.
rupert murdoch alongside his son james murdoch and the chief executive of news international here in the u.k. will appear before parliamentary select committee at 2:30 u.k. time. you have been watching news on the bbc. thanks for watching. ♪ ♪ >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global...
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murdoch. days ago he closed the "news of the world" because his reputation was so tarnished by the allegations. tended his ago, we found out about the alleged hacking of the phone of the murder teenager in the phone of the parent of a stone victim and the families of seven victims that had been invaded, along with other shocking revelations. >> this is a victory for people up and down this country who have been appalled by the revelations about phone hacking. it is beyond belief that mr. murdoch could win this -- could expand his stake in the british media while this going on. >> rupert murdoch won a to increase its ownership of bskyb from 39% to 100%, because he would have had access to the vast amount of cash generated by the u.k.'s biggest tv business. in the past, bskyb's profits were around 1 billion pounds, which would have been useful to mr. murdoch at a time when his british newspapers have been struggling to maintain revenues. as for bskyb other shareholders, they have also paid a big
murdoch. days ago he closed the "news of the world" because his reputation was so tarnished by the allegations. tended his ago, we found out about the alleged hacking of the phone of the murder teenager in the phone of the parent of a stone victim and the families of seven victims that had been invaded, along with other shocking revelations. >> this is a victory for people up and down this country who have been appalled by the revelations about phone hacking. it is beyond belief...
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murdoch with a pie and have murdoch's wife lunge towards the attacker and thwart the attempt to harm her husband. i keep seeing headlines like don't mess with wendi deng. so what should have been a port mortem analysis of the testimony of two media moguls has now been obscured by laud tory coverage of mrs. murdoch. and what do we know of the pie thrower? his name is johnny marbles. i may have lost mine, but come on. this activist and comedian whose real name is jonathan maybells was somehow able to avoid security with his pie and get within inches of murdoch. let me remind you that "news of the world" once set up formula one president max mosely with prostitutes on their payroll, leading to that unforgettable headline f-1 boss his sick nazi orgy with five hookers. what's a foam pie compared to five prostitutes with cameras oú
murdoch with a pie and have murdoch's wife lunge towards the attacker and thwart the attempt to harm her husband. i keep seeing headlines like don't mess with wendi deng. so what should have been a port mortem analysis of the testimony of two media moguls has now been obscured by laud tory coverage of mrs. murdoch. and what do we know of the pie thrower? his name is johnny marbles. i may have lost mine, but come on. this activist and comedian whose real name is jonathan maybells was somehow...
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the murdochs said they would come and answer the questions. >> in a letter, james murdoch said "i am now coming. i would like to answer them in a different forum." the questions keep coming. why did the news of the world mislead parliament? why did the management failed to find out what was going on and stop it? as for rebekah brooks, we ask about what she told the mps. the mp whose committee will be asking the question was optimistic. >> i hope the committee will want to hear the truth. this is not about a lynch mob or an opportunity. >> the lawyer representing the family of the girl his phone was tapped as his doubts. >> we will be skeptical. we will see the three monkeys. they will say -- no one was speaking about this. >> in an interview, rupert murdoch insisted that his company had handled the crisis extremely well and he denied he would sell his newspapers. he said that he would work to establish his integrity. this scene is set for an extraordinary confrontation between parliament and the press. a chance for parliament to discuss these issues. >> austerity is the word and cond
the murdochs said they would come and answer the questions. >> in a letter, james murdoch said "i am now coming. i would like to answer them in a different forum." the questions keep coming. why did the news of the world mislead parliament? why did the management failed to find out what was going on and stop it? as for rebekah brooks, we ask about what she told the mps. the mp whose committee will be asking the question was optimistic. >> i hope the committee will want to...
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no not murdoch who i wonder why are you smiling like that anyway not rupert murdoch owner of news corp second largest media conglomerate in the world who many people would like to see arrested but rather neil wallis former news of the world executive editor now the scandal is threatening the western wing of the murdoch empire is low democrat senator jay rockefeller of the insidious rockefeller banking cartel has been stalking us put around the senate floor and anger there's speculation that the phones of nine eleven victims were also hacked by news corp own ellis and about half a dozen senators and congressman have joined in calling for a formal investigation as he said quote i am concerned that the admitted phone hacking in london by the news by the news corp may have extended to nine eleven victims or other americans if they did the consequences will be severe that process is already started the f.b.i. announced today that they will be conducting an investigation both into companies held by murdoch in the united states as well as england but what constitutes severe for a corporate em
no not murdoch who i wonder why are you smiling like that anyway not rupert murdoch owner of news corp second largest media conglomerate in the world who many people would like to see arrested but rather neil wallis former news of the world executive editor now the scandal is threatening the western wing of the murdoch empire is low democrat senator jay rockefeller of the insidious rockefeller banking cartel has been stalking us put around the senate floor and anger there's speculation that the...
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what is the effect on murdoch and news corp.? and what will that have as an effect going into the 2012 election cycle when they had such a huge space in a big megaphone? >> the last ten days can only be described as a cosmic transition. ten days ago every politician off and onned over this man. they kissed his ring. prime minister david cameron had him as his first visitor at number 10 downing street after he successfully built a coalition government last year. tony blair, his press secretary alastair campbell, saying we also invited rupert murdoch in through the back door. he always kay through the back door. that was ten days ago. virtiely every politics is treating him as if he has a cajun like leprosy. during this period, not only was there this very close relationship between the all-powerful media mogul which could literally swing elections, but members of his staff were paying police officers, who were supposedly charged with representing and protecting the public. so what you have is an have a break down in -- and you kno
what is the effect on murdoch and news corp.? and what will that have as an effect going into the 2012 election cycle when they had such a huge space in a big megaphone? >> the last ten days can only be described as a cosmic transition. ten days ago every politician off and onned over this man. they kissed his ring. prime minister david cameron had him as his first visitor at number 10 downing street after he successfully built a coalition government last year. tony blair, his press...
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senate takes aim at rupert murdoch's media and. washington's plan to missile shield over europe has been labeled as the main irritant behind a widening chasm in the russian american relations by foreign minister sergei lavrov the u.s. has brushed off moscow's main concerns over the project maintaining the seals only to protect against attacks from rogue states but some say it's actually taking advantage of post soviet business to see it through gun ha got reports u.s. missile defense plans in europe are of course up for discussion here in washington foreign minister lavrov said russian for him legally binding guarantees that the european missile defense project will not threaten russia's security there has been words before washington has many times said that the system would not be against russia but moscow needs to have it on paper some analysts explained that this urge that russia has for getting everything on paper with promises into paris that were not fulfilled for example when the soviet union collapsed russia was assured th
senate takes aim at rupert murdoch's media and. washington's plan to missile shield over europe has been labeled as the main irritant behind a widening chasm in the russian american relations by foreign minister sergei lavrov the u.s. has brushed off moscow's main concerns over the project maintaining the seals only to protect against attacks from rogue states but some say it's actually taking advantage of post soviet business to see it through gun ha got reports u.s. missile defense plans in...
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they recreated the dramatic scene when rupert murdoch's wife, wendi, leapt to the aid of her 80-year-old husband as an attacker tries to throw a shaving cream pie at him. >>> the dow opens at is it,571 after losing 15 points yesterday. the s&p was down a fraction. the nasdaq fell 12. in tokyo, the nikkei added four points, but in hong kong, the hang seng dipped 16. >>> wall street was slightly lower wednesday as pressure builds for washington for seal a debt deal. apple hit another all-time high, attracting a host of brokerage upgrades, but overall, investors sat on the sidelines, nervous about this debt ceiling impasse. that, plus euro debt concern had traders stuck in the mud. there is an emergency summit on greek debt in brussels this morning. aside from apple, techs fell wednesday, led by yahoo! tumbling over 7.5%. microsoft also dropped ahead of its quarterly report today. zillow jumped 79% on its first day of trade. in deal news, commercial aviations biggest-ever order will transform americans' fleet from one of the oldest to youngest. the airline will buy 460 new aircraft over the
they recreated the dramatic scene when rupert murdoch's wife, wendi, leapt to the aid of her 80-year-old husband as an attacker tries to throw a shaving cream pie at him. >>> the dow opens at is it,571 after losing 15 points yesterday. the s&p was down a fraction. the nasdaq fell 12. in tokyo, the nikkei added four points, but in hong kong, the hang seng dipped 16. >>> wall street was slightly lower wednesday as pressure builds for washington for seal a debt deal. apple...
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how cozy are the tories, the governor party in britain right now, with ruppert murdoch's empire which includes fox television and just recently "the news of the world"? this is "hardball" only on msnbc. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> well, casey anthony's release date from jail has been pushed back four days. she's now set to go free next sunday. officials in florida say anthony refused to see her mother who scheduled a jailhouse visit. refused to see her. anthony's stunning acquittal earlier this week has given momentum to online petitioning calling for major changes to missing children laws in this country. supporters say caylee's law, named for anthony's 2-year-old daughter, would make it a federal crime if parents fail to notify authorities of a missing child within 24 hours or a child's death within one hour. we'll be right back. [ male announ
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this comes one day after rue merit murdoch denied any direct involvement of hacking by reporters of the "news of the world" newspaper. six people were mauled by this stray leopard after it wandered into a village in india. they made several attempts to tranquilize the leopard and it was eventually caught. syrian troops shot and killed perhaps as many as ten people during a funeral for protesters. this happened tuesday. mourners scattered when gunfire erupted. and some of those syrians told rueters, troops in armored vehicles moveded into every neighborhood in homes. just a reminder, we have to rely on our amateur video coming out of syria. journalists had not been allowed in country, although we've had several folks in the capital city of damascus. and a showdown with schoolchildren caught in the middle. the school board says it won't open schools until the city pays $55 million it owes the school district. the board says it needs the money to open the doors. but the mayor says he is working towards a resolution and he believes school will start on time. teachers are supposed to go back
this comes one day after rue merit murdoch denied any direct involvement of hacking by reporters of the "news of the world" newspaper. six people were mauled by this stray leopard after it wandered into a village in india. they made several attempts to tranquilize the leopard and it was eventually caught. syrian troops shot and killed perhaps as many as ten people during a funeral for protesters. this happened tuesday. mourners scattered when gunfire erupted. and some of those syrians...
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can murdoch save his company's brand? as other british officials are resigning. and who is going to step down or be arrested next in the scandal? >>> and plus, 40 states are feeling the heat wave today and no relief in sight. meteorologists say three more weeks of heat could hover over much of the nation. >> and why major giuliani says that republicans should get the heck out of people's bedrooms. "newsnation" is minutes away. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort th
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was rupert murdoch's news corp. guilty of hacking into a competitor's computer system and then stealing all of their sensitive material? don't know. after a few days of testimony in the trial, news corp. settled the case out of court reportedly for about $29 million. shortly after settling, news corp. then bought the company it accused of hacking. little fish meet big fish, chomp. about 12 hours from right now, rupert murdoch and his son james murdoch will be testifying about the phone hacking scandal that's now threatening to take down at least some of the murdoch media empire ahead of what is expected to be must-see tv here on msnbc naturally, news corp. provided a statement to nbc news that reads in part "we reject the notion that the issues at news international are somehow indicative of our culture." this is an isolated incident, this is not we at news corp. do business. one little paper. rest of us don't recognize the paper. it is key to rupert murdoch surviving the scandal. this is a "news of the world" probl
was rupert murdoch's news corp. guilty of hacking into a competitor's computer system and then stealing all of their sensitive material? don't know. after a few days of testimony in the trial, news corp. settled the case out of court reportedly for about $29 million. shortly after settling, news corp. then bought the company it accused of hacking. little fish meet big fish, chomp. about 12 hours from right now, rupert murdoch and his son james murdoch will be testifying about the phone hacking...
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. >> tom: still ahead, the murdoch mess. ruper murdoch's newscorp is under scrutiny for questionable journalism on both sides of the atlantic, but we'll talk to an analyst who still likes the stock. >> susie: government debt worries put investors in a selling mood. at the close, the dow lost 94 points, the nasdaq fell nearly 25 and the s&p 500 off almost 11. as for volume, 871 million shares were traded here at the big board and just shy of 1.8 billion at the nasdaq. meanwhile, all that glitters is gold. the yellow metal closed above $1,600 for the first time. ever. gold for august delivery settled at $1,602 an ounce, up $12. that's a record in dollar terms, but below the peak reached in the 1980s, after accounting for inflation. >> susie: big layoffs announced late today at cisco systems. it will layoff 6,500 workers, or about 9% of its full time workforce. analysts predicted thousands of job cuts after cisco announced plans to reorganize in may. the company had been losing ground in the network equipment business. cisco sa
. >> tom: still ahead, the murdoch mess. ruper murdoch's newscorp is under scrutiny for questionable journalism on both sides of the atlantic, but we'll talk to an analyst who still likes the stock. >> susie: government debt worries put investors in a selling mood. at the close, the dow lost 94 points, the nasdaq fell nearly 25 and the s&p 500 off almost 11. as for volume, 871 million shares were traded here at the big board and just shy of 1.8 billion at the nasdaq. meanwhile,...
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about 12 hours from right now, rupert murdoch and his son james murdoch will be testifying about the phone hacking scandal that's now threatening to take down at least some of the murdoch media empire ahead of what is expected to be must-see tv here on msnbc naturally, news corp has provided a statement to nbc news, which essentially sets up the murdoch defense. it reads in part, quote, reject the notion that the issues at news international are somehow indicative of our culture. this was an isolated incident. this hacking stuff, this is not how we at news corp do business. it was one little paper. the rest of us don't even recognize that behavior. it is key to rupert murdoch surviving the scandal. this is a "news of the world" problem, they'll say, not a murdoch inc. problem. only problem with that defense, oh, hello there, mr. floor ad guy. excellent media reporter for the new york times wrote today, the way news corp cleaned up this alleged hacking scandal, u.s. hacking scandal with the floor company allegedly paying large sums of money to sweep the thing under the rug, that's bee
about 12 hours from right now, rupert murdoch and his son james murdoch will be testifying about the phone hacking scandal that's now threatening to take down at least some of the murdoch media empire ahead of what is expected to be must-see tv here on msnbc naturally, news corp has provided a statement to nbc news, which essentially sets up the murdoch defense. it reads in part, quote, reject the notion that the issues at news international are somehow indicative of our culture. this was an...
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reversing the tide, which has been going completely south on the murdoch empire and the murdoch holdings here in great britain. in terms of him stepping down. there have been some rumblings about that among some of his stockholders in some of his companies. but the experts here are saying that's unlikely at least for now. it depends on what comes out of this meeting. it depends on a number of things, especially a couple of inquiries going on. a criminal investigation and a judicial inquiry being run here and what new information comes out. as far as we know, so far, all of this hacking took place five years ago. if there are more current examples of this hacking, that could really doom the murdoch empire. back to you. >> jim maceda, thank you very much. msnbc will be covering the murdochs testifying. >>> back at home on capitol hill, the back-and-forth battle over the nation's budget crisis will reach the house floor today when republicans vote on a plan calling for steep spending cuts in return for raising the debt ceiling. democrats say the measure will never pass the senate and presid
reversing the tide, which has been going completely south on the murdoch empire and the murdoch holdings here in great britain. in terms of him stepping down. there have been some rumblings about that among some of his stockholders in some of his companies. but the experts here are saying that's unlikely at least for now. it depends on what comes out of this meeting. it depends on a number of things, especially a couple of inquiries going on. a criminal investigation and a judicial inquiry...
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do you think that murdoch can survive this? >> he has been an extraordinary man for newspapers and the media. he probably will survive, but will his son james take over as many people thought he would, or will he go to one of the americans at news corp and have them take over eventually. james murdoch was more involved than rupert was during the scandals, and we'll see whether james can survive as well. >> i want to ask you about prime minister cameron. we're getting word that he will cut his trip to afriof africa sd come back to deal with the scandal. the woman who really seems to be at the center of this, rebekah brooks -- >> yeah, they are friends, and, you know, you have to court people who run newspapers in the country, and mr. murdoch hired andy coalstin, and rebekah brooks took over the newspapers and there are pictures with them together. there is a small group that know each other and control things, and rebekah brooks was powerful and a young lady that rose quickly through the ranks of the newspapers, and she started
do you think that murdoch can survive this? >> he has been an extraordinary man for newspapers and the media. he probably will survive, but will his son james take over as many people thought he would, or will he go to one of the americans at news corp and have them take over eventually. james murdoch was more involved than rupert was during the scandals, and we'll see whether james can survive as well. >> i want to ask you about prime minister cameron. we're getting word that he...